Downtown’s hip new addition
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
Chris Dosher grew up in Sandpoint, but he’s best known for opening the Coeur d’Alene vape shop CDA Vape.
But Dosher is branching out …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
Chris Dosher grew up in Sandpoint, but he’s best known for opening the Coeur d’Alene vape shop CDA Vape.
But Dosher is branching out …
By Reader Staff
The city of Sandpoint is set to begin the next chapter for revitalizing the downtown core area. The city adopted the Downtown Streets Plan and Design Guidelines …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
It’s no secret that there’s something crass and sleazy about Black Friday.
Every year, fights break out, people are trampled and thieves prey upon the …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Sometimes you just can’t keep a good thing down.
When Ranel Hanson announced she would be closing her Zany Zebra store down last September, many …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
If nonprofit organizations and charities are the lifeblood of our community, it goes without saying that the downtown merchants are the oxygen that breathes life …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Ever since Merilyn Sabella can remember, the last Saturday of July has always been a little crazy.
She remembers walking the downtown as a child …
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